Shenzhen has been at the vanguard of China’s economic reform over the past 30 years as a testing ground for policies later adopted nationwide. A recent crackdown on protests belied the city’s liberal characteristics and Beijing’s swift condemnation suggests it is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon. Shenzhen raises iron fist to protests Nouriel Roubini …

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First Dubai Krugman got it wrong in September, says Faber U.S. Mortgage Defaults Forecast to Decline Next Year: FT Link The Banker Awards 2009 Reform is a work in progress

Dubai: business as usual – When news broke of Dubai World’s economic crash, many feared that the emirate was heading for disaster. But among the high-rise hotels and high-end boutiques, there is much more optimism WORLD’S FAVOURITE MINING STOCKS Following the smart money – The normal suspects are in good demand, but bargain hunters are …

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Investment into—and out of—Asia bucked the global trend over the past year as China and India continue to power the region’s economic progress. Features: Asia Goes Abroad The Debt Economy – by James Surowiecki John Kenneth Galbraith wrote that all financial crises are the result of “debt that, in one fashion or another, has become …

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With a National Debt projected to reach $25 trillion by 2019, a government that has promised Boomers $100 trillion more than it can deliver, the end of the cheap oil age, looming resource wars, and nuclear proliferation, it is hard to fathom a happy ending to this Crisis. We appear to be hurtling towards the …

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